Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs

 

Needing a warming and simple meal we decided to try making a beef short rib dish.  The ingredients we used were 800g short ribs

and, for the marinade - 
Salt and Pepper
Squirt of rice syrup
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
25ml Worcestershire sauce (we use Biona gluten free)


The marinade ingredients were mixed together



and the ribs were coated in the marinade before being placed in the fridge overnight.





Next day, the other ingredients  - 2 carrots, a leek, 2 sticks of celery (all diced), a Knorr beef stock pot and some red wine were gathered and prepared.

Placing the prepared vegetables in the slow cooker, the ribs were laid on top before adding the wine and stock.

Setting the slow cooker to high for one hour on the and then reducing to the low setting for the remainder of the cooking time.







We left ours on low for about 5 hours - giving a total cooking time of about 6 hours.

Once we were ready to eat, the ribs were served  with a mixed root veg mash (made of potatoes, sweet potatoes and swede).

1.8kg/4lb beef short ribs (Jacob's Ladder), cut in half widthways or oxtail pieces

Salt and freshly milled black pepper

50g/2oz dark brown sugar

6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

10ml/2tsp mustard powder

5ml/1tsp smoked paprika

45ml/3tbsp Worcestershire sauce

30ml/2tbsp rapeseed or olive oil

2 medium leeks, sliced and rinsed

2 large parsnips, peeled and chopped

2 bay leaves

850ml/1½pints good, hot beef stock

1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs

- See more at: http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/recipes/slow-cooked-beef-short-ribs-slow-cooker-version#sthash.P8K5lHq2.dpuf

1.8kg/4lb beef short ribs (Jacob's Ladder), cut in half widthways or oxtail pieces

Salt and freshly milled black pepper

50g/2oz dark brown sugar

6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

10ml/2tsp mustard powder

5ml/1tsp smoked paprika

45ml/3tbsp Worcestershire sauce

30ml/2tbsp rapeseed or olive oil

2 medium leeks, sliced and rinsed

2 large parsnips, peeled and chopped

2 bay leaves

850ml/1½pints good, hot beef stock

1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs

- See more at: http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/recipes/slow-cooked-beef-short-ribs-slow-cooker-version#sthash.P8K5lHq2.dpuf

1.8kg/4lb beef short ribs (Jacob's Ladder), cut in half widthways or oxtail pieces

Salt and freshly milled black pepper

50g/2oz dark brown sugar

6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

10ml/2tsp mustard powder

5ml/1tsp smoked paprika

45ml/3tbsp Worcestershire sauce

30ml/2tbsp rapeseed or olive oil

2 medium leeks, sliced and rinsed

2 large parsnips, peeled and chopped

2 bay leaves

850ml/1½pints good, hot beef stock

1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs

- See more at: http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/recipes/slow-cooked-beef-short-ribs-slow-cooker-version#sthash.P8K5lHq2.dpuf

Apricot Lamb Stew

Sous Chef J knows the sort of gifts I like and sought out a Slow Cooking recipe book as a present for me.  It's a 'old style' with lots of scrumptious ideas for meals for us to try out...

Although we didn't use the slow cooker for this recipe, it's something that will be putting the slow cooker to good use over the coming months.

The first recipe we decided to try, Lamb with Apricots, was picked by Sous Chef J as part of the Knorr Gluten-Free Challenge. We've used Knorr stock pots quite a lot in our recipes - like this Spiced Apple and Squash Soup and this one for Slow Cooker Potato Layers both are great for the cooler days and longer nights.

The ingredients we needed were -

550g braising lamb
2 Tbsp Plain flour, seasoned (we used Gluten Free Plain)
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
600ml chicken stock (made using a Knorr Chicken Stockpot)
1 Orange (grated zest and juice)
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 tsp Clear Honey
175g Dried Apricots
3 Tbsp Fresh Mint, chopped
30g Ground Almonds
30g Flaked Almonds, toasted lightly


The ingredients were weighed out, prepared and ready for use.

Dicing the lamb and coating it in some seasoned plain flour, we made sure it was well covered.

A large pan had the oil added to it and it was heated for a couple of minutes before the lamb was added.  Cooking the lamb, until browned, took about 4 minutes and it was removed from the pan.  (At this point add the meat to the slow cooker if you are using one)

Adding the onion and garlic to the pan, they were cooked gently on a low/medium heat for about 5 minutes until they started to soften.  We then added the lamb back into the pan and added all the other ingredients apart from the ground and flaked almonds.  (If you are using a slow cooker add same ingredients to the pot and turn the heat to high - cook for one hour, then turn to low and cook for 6-8 hours)

We put the lid on the pan and brought it up to the boil when the heat was reduced and the pan was left to simmer for an hour.

Once the meat had cooked through and the ingredients had become a lovely deep amber colour, the ground almonds were stirred through.

Sprinkling some flaked almonds over the top, we served the lamb stew with boiled baby pearl potatoes and steamed broccoli.



Disclosure - this blog post was written as part of Knorr's Gluten-Free Challenge. We were sent a hamper of ingredients but were not paid for this post. #glutenfreeknorr